Exploring 'irrational resistance'

Journal of Political Power

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 201-217

  Lilja, Mona ^a   Baaz, Mikael ^a   Vinthagen, Stellan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

conflict; irrationality; power; rationality; resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879998943     PISSN: 2158379X     EISSN: 21583803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/2158379X.2013.809212     Document Type: Article

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